After Li Si issued this order, the cabinet fell into calm, and no new decrees appeared.
The civil and military ministers above the court breathed a sigh of relief. Even many members of the Lu Party felt Lu Yu's vigorous and resolute actions, so they felt quite uneasy in their hearts, fearing that one of Lu Yu's decisions would affect what they had now.
status.
Before they could recover, Li Si appeared in the yamen of the Criminal Department.
Li Si is the Minister of Justice, but in fact, as Lu Yu's agent, Li Si's power is no longer limited to the Ministry of Justice.
Li Si can intervene in the main business of the six ministries. When it comes to power, Li Si is no longer as simple as the chief minister of the cabinet, he is more like the prime minister of the medieval dynasty.
Within the Ministry of Punishment, Li Si immediately announced that he would carry out the most severe crackdown on all criminal activities within the imperial capital.
For a period of one month, fatal destruction will be carried out against all the soil of crime, and the darkness shrouded in the imperial capital will be completely cleared away.
To this end, Li Si even mobilized a large number of masters from the Jinyi Dragon Guard and the Six Doors.
Starting early in the morning, the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment opened, and countless officials from the Ministry of Punishment headed in different directions with a large number of official servants.
They have been authorized to fly in the sky of the Imperial Capital, and today the entire Imperial Capital will tremble because of them.
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Prison Department Prison.
When Li Si walked into the cell, a strong smell of blood hit his face, which was quite pungent.
A prisoner on death row was brought to Li Si, his eyes full of despair, his hair disheveled, and his steps ragged.
The white prison uniforms were soaked in blood, and the prisoners on death row were covered with traces of whippings and streaks of blood-red wounds, which looked shocking.
The death row prisoner was pressed on the table and he saw Li Si.
It was dark all around, and Li Si's young and handsome face was reflected in the weak candlelight. He was a very imposing young man who looked either rich or noble. He was very thin, but he had an inhumane hidden secret.
The majesty of questioning.
"Xiao Qing, a native of Dijing, is thirty-nine years old this year. Twenty years ago, you raped and killed your classmate, a female cultivator, in the Imperial College. After the incident, you were detained in the Prison Prison of the Ministry of Punishment."
"Originally, you were supposed to be sentenced to death, but it happened that Emperor Linglong came to the throne and granted amnesty to the world. As a death row prisoner, although your crimes cannot be pardoned, the death penalty was changed to temporary suspension of punishment, so you have been in this prison for twenty years.
, am I right?"
Li Si's voice was cold and without any emotion.
A relieved smile appeared on the face of death row prisoner Xiao Qing.
"So, are you here to execute me?" Xiao Qing's voice was calm.
Li Si looked at Xiao Qing and said in a deep voice: "The people from the Criminal Department found the witnesses and after questioning, they learned that the young master of the Lu family, Lu Jiechen, killed him that day, and then put the blame on you."
Xiao Qing's body trembled.
Li Si paused and then said: "I want to know the truth about what happened that day. If you don't tell me, the truth will never come out."
Xiao Qing clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, but never said a word.
"You are a leader in the Imperial Academy. You entered a top university at the age of nineteen, but you have wasted twenty years in this prison, while the real murderer is at large. Are you prepared to remain silent for the rest of your life?"
Li Si's voice became louder and louder, but Xiao Qing's eyes were red but he still shook his head.
Bang!
Li Si slammed the table and scolded: "Your mother is a mortal, running between various yamen for your affairs. She has gray hair, a cane, and stands in front of the yamen of the Ministry of Justice before dawn to cry out for injustice. You
If you choose to remain silent now, are you still a man? Are you still a qualified son?"
Xiao Qing couldn't bear it anymore and cried bitterly: "I was wronged, but what can I do? The Lu family is a wealthy family, and Lu Jiechen is the principal son of a wealthy family. He told me that if
If I dare to reveal even a word, my whole family will be killed. I am just a mere scholar, how can I withstand the means of a wealthy family?"
Having said this, Xiao Qing opened his palms and said with red eyes: "I was wronged. I know it, and the officials also know it, but no one defends me. I am the scapegoat. To the Lu family, I am not even an ant.
Go up. I heard from the prisoner who just came in that things have changed outside and the Lu family will become a royal family, so I can’t afford to offend him! What can I do? What can I do!"
On the palm of Xiao Qing's hand, he used a stone to cut a bloody hole and wrote four crooked words in blood——
The sun is shining brightly!
Li Si let out a long sigh and helped Xiao Qing up.
"Don't worry, since I'm here, nothing will happen to you."
Li Si thought for a while and then said: "Your Majesty and I will be your backers."